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M~THOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF POLYORGANOSILO8ANE AND
RADIATION-CURABLL COMPOSITION
The present invention relates to a method for
the preparation of a polyorganosiloxane and to a
radiation-curable composition based on this
polyorganosiloxane . More particularly, the present
invention relates both to a method for the preparation of
a polyorganosiloxane having the acryloxy and/or
methacryloxy group in the molecule and to a radiation-
curable composition based on this polymer.
Organopolysiloxane containing the acryloxy or
methacryloxy group [also identified below as the
(meth)acryloxy group] in the molecule is already known,
and a large number of radiation-curable compositions
employing such organopolysiloxane has been proposed. In
the present context, radiation denotes light with a
wavelength of 100 to 400 nanometres (ultraviolet light),
electron beams, visible light, infrared radiation, X-
rays, and gamma-rays.
For example, methods for the synthesis of -
(meth)acryloxy-containing organopolysiloxane as well as
radiation-curable compositions based on same are
disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid Open -
tKokai] N~mber 48-47997 [47,997/73], Japanese Patent
Application Laid Open Number 48-47998 [47,998/73],
Japanese Patent Application Laid Open Number 48-47999
[47,999/73], Japanese Patent Application Laid Open Number
48-48000 [48,000/73], and Japanese Patent Application
Laid Open Number S6-86992 [86,992/81].
However, the curing of radiation-curable
compositions based on such (meth)acryloxy-containing
organopolysiloxane is readily inhibited by oxygen. As a
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result, an extremely slow cure is encountered when curing
is carried out in the presence of oxygen.
Moreover, when the (meth)acryloxy group content
is raised in order to increase the curing rate, the
quantity of additive, such as photosensitizer, peroxide,
and the like, must also be increased. As a result, when
used as a mold-release or release film, the mold-release
or peeling performance is poor, and the residual adhesion
is reduced.
The present invention, taking as its object a
solution to the aforementioned problems, introduces both
a method for the preparation of polyorganosiloxane which
resists curing inhibition by oxygen, as wel~ as a
radiation-curable composition based on said
polyorganosiloxsne.
The aforesaid object is achieved by a method
for the preparation of a polyorganosiloxane comprising an
addition reaction, in the presence of a platinum-type
catalyst, between (A) organopolysiloxane containing in
each molecule at least 1 siloxane unit as represented by
the formula
RlaR2sio(3-a)l2
and at least 1 siloxane unit as represented by the formula
R3bR4Sio(3 b)/2
wherein R and R are independently a monovalent
hydrocarbon group which does not contain aliphatically
unsaturated bonds; R2 and R4 are independently an
unsaturated group selected from the group consisting of
acryloxy groups of the formula
-R50C(o)CH=CH2 ,
methacryloxy groups of the formula
-R60C(O)C(CH3)=CH2,
and alkenyl groups wherein R5 and R6 are independently an
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alkylene group, with the proviso that in the molecules of
(A) R2 and R4 are different types of groups; and a and b
is 1 or 2 and
(B) organohydrogenpolysiloxane having in each molecule at
least 1 siloxane unit as represented by
R7CHSio(3-c)/2
wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group which does
not
contain aliphatically unsaturated bonds, and c is 1 or 2,
producing (C) polyorganosiloxane which contains in
ea~ch molecule at least one substructure as represented by
--sio--
R8
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R9
wherein R8 is a divalent organic group generated by an
addition reaction between the SiH group of
organohydrogenpolysiloxane (B) and an unsaturated group
of organopolysiloxane (A) selected from
the group consisting of acryloxy groups of the formula
-R50C(o)CH=CH2,
methacryloxy groups of the formula
-R60C(O)C(CH~)=CH2 ,
or alkenyl groups wherein R and R6 are alkylene groups;
R is an unsaturated group selected from the group
consisting of acryloxy groups of the formula
-R50C(o~CH=CH2 ,
methacryloxy groups of the formula
-R60C(O)C(CH3 )=CH2,
and alkenyl groups; and m is an integer with a value of
at least zero.
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This invention also relates to the
polyorganosiloxane and radiation-curable compositions
based on the aforesaid polyorganosiloxane.
To explain the present invention's method for
the preparation of polyorganosiloxane in greater detail,
the organopolysiloxane of component (A~ comprises
organopolysiloxane containing in each molecule at least 1
unit as represented by
the formula
RlaR2siO(3-a)l2
and at least 1 unit as represented by the formula
R3bR4Sio(3-b)~2-
In the preceding formulas, Rl and R3 comprise monovalent
hydrocarbon groups which lack aliphatically unsaturated
bonding. These are exemplified by alkyl groups such as
methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl; aryl groups such as
phenyl, tolyl, and naphthyl; and haloalkyl groups such as
chloromethyl and trifluoropropyl. Alkyl groups are
preferred from the standpoint of ease of synthesis.
and R3 may be replaced in small quantities by alkoxy
groups such as methoxy, ethoxy, and propoxy; by the
hydroxyl group; or by halogen atoms such as bromine or
chlorine.
R2 and R4 are groups selected from the set
comprising groups as represented by -R50C(o)CH=CH2,
groups as represented by -R OC(O)C(CH3)=CH2, and alkenyl
groups, wherein R and R6 are alkylene groups. These
alkylene groups are exemplified by methylene, ethylene,
propylene, isopropylene, butylene, isobutylene, and
heptylene, and alkylene groups having 1 to 6 carbons are
preferred. Alkenyl groups in this regard are exemplified
by vinyl, allyl, propenyl, hexenyl, and decenyl, and
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alkenyl groups having 2 to 12 carbons are preferred.
Furthermore, a and b = 1 or 2, and R2 and R4 must be
different types of groups.
The basis for this is as follows. If these
groups R2 and R4 were not different, then all the groups
would have the same reactivity in the addition reaction
between R2 and/or R4 in component (A) and the
silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in the
organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising component (B). All
the groups would react and gelation would ensue. Thus,
making the groups R2 and R4 of different types causes a
difference in reactivity with silicon-bonded hydrogen
atoms: the more reactive groups participate in the
addition reaction while the other groups do not react.
Gelation does not occur, which results in a very
efficient preparation of the target organopolysiloxane-
type polymer. Here, groups are regarded as different
when they have different reactive groups among alkenyl,
methacryloxy, and acryloxy. In addition, even if both
are alkenyl groups or (meth)acryloxyalkylene groups, the
groups are regarded as different when they have different
numbers of carbons in their alkylene groups. It is
preferred that the difference be based on different
reactive groups from among alkenyl, methacryloxy, and
acryloxy.
The addition reactivity with the Si-bonded
hydrogen atom in the presence of a platinum catalyst
generally obeys the following sequence:
alkenyl group >> methacryloxy group > acryloxy group.
The unsaturated bond in the acryloxy group, because it
has a lower electron density than the vinyl group and is
more resonance stabilized, has a lower addition
reactivity for the SiH group. The unsaturated bond in
the methacryloxy group has a lower addition reactivity
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for SiH than the vinyl group for the same reacon.
Furthermore, the acryloxy group, lacking the
electron-donating methyl group on the double bond,
therefore has a lower electron density than the
methacryloxy group and thus the inferior addition
reactivity for SiH.
On the other hand, the radiation-induced
polymerizability (crosslinkability) is known to obey the
following sequence (see table below):
alkenyl group << methacryloxy group < acryloxy group.
Activation Ener~y for the Radical Propa~ation Reaction
(kJ mol 1 s 1)
methyl acrylate 19.721)
methyl methacrylate 29.53)
ethylene 34.3
1) J. Polym. Sci., 39, 313 (1959).
2) J. Am. Chem. Soc., 79, 2996 (1957).
3) J. Macromol. Sci., All, 967 (1977).
According, the combination of an alkenyl group
and the group represented by -R50C(o)CH=CH ; the
combination of the group represented by -R~OC(O)CH=CH2
and the group represented by -R60C(O)C(CH3)=CH2; the
combination of an alkenyl group and the group represented
by -R60C(O)C(CH3)=CH2; and the combination
of the three types of groups [alkenyl, the group
represented by -R60C(O)C(CH3)=CH2, and the group 2
represented by -R60C(O)C(CH3)=CH2] are preferred for R
and R4. From the standpoint of preventing gelation, it
is preferred that, on a per molecule basis, the content
of ~iloxane units having groups with the higher addition
reactivity be less than that of ~iloxane units having
groups with the lower addition reactivity. In fact, the
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presence of only 1 siloxane unit per molecule with the
higher addition reactivity is even more preferred.
The group R2 may comprise only the same type or
may comprise different types within the single molecule.
Likewise, the group R4 may comprise only a single type or
may comprise different types within the single molecule.
The organopolysiloxane of component (A) may be
constituted of only the two types of siloxane units as
described above, but it may also contain other siloxane
units. Such other siloxane units are exemplified by
units as represented by the following formula
e (4-e)/2
R in the preceding formula is a monovalent hydrocarbon
group which lacks aliphatically unsaturated bonds, and
e = zero, 1, 2, or 3. The group R10, monovalent
hydrocarbon groups lacking aliphatically unsaturated
bonding, is exemplified as for Rl and R3. Furthermore,
R10 may be replaced in small quantities by alkoxy groups
such as methoxy, ethoxy, and propoxy; by the hydroxyl
group; or by halogen atoms such as bromine or chlorine.
However, from the standpoint of preventing the
oxygen inhibition of curing, the dispersion or scattering
of the (meth)acryloxy groups in the
organopolysiloxane-type polymer (C) obtained by the
present invention's method of preparation is strongly
unpreferred. Consequently, it is preferred that said
other siloxane units be present in small quantities,
while it is even more preferred that said other siloxane
units either be absent or be more or less limited to
end-blocking siloxane units in the form of
triorganosiloxy units.
The structure of component (A) is not critical,
but linear and cyclic configurations are preferred.
Furthermore, the total number of siloxane units in
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component (A) is also not critical, but, from the
standpoint of the addition reactivity with component (B),
values of 2 to 500 are preferred while values of 2 to 200
are even more preferred.
Examples of organopolysiloxanes which may
comprise this component are as follows:
trimethylsiloxy-terminated methylvinylsiloxane-
methyl(gamma-acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
trimethylsiloxy-terminated methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)-siloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
hydroxyl-terminated methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
hydroxyl-terminated methyl(gamma- - -
methacryloxypropyl)siloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)~iloxane copolymers,
trimethylsiloxy-terminated
methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
cyclic methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
cyclic methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)-siloxane copolymers,
cyclic methyl(gamma-methacryloxypropyl)siloxane-
methyl(gamma-acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
cyclic dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
trimethylsiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-
methylvinyl~iloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
cyclic methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)~iloxane-methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers,
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trimethylsiloxy-terminated methylvinylsiloxane-
methyl(gamma-acryloxypropyl)siloxane-methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)-siloxane copolymers,
cyclic dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane-methyl(gamma-
methacryloxypropyl)-siloxane copolymers, and
trimethylsiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-
methylvinylsiloxane-methyl(gamma-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane-methyl(gamma-meth-
acryloxypropyl)siloxane copolymers.
The organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising
component (B) must have at least one unit as represented
by the following formula
R CHsio(3-c)l2
in each molecule. In the above formula, R7 comprises
monovalent hydrocarbon groups which lack aliphatically
unsaturated bonding. This is exemplified as for Rl and
R3. Furthermore, R7 may be replaced in small quantities
by alkoxy groups such as methoxy, ethoxy, and propoxy; by
the hydroxyl group; or by halogen atoms
such as bromine or chlorine. c = one or two.
The organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising
component (B) may be constituted of only said
organohydrogensiloxane units, but may also contain other
siloxane units. The presence of other siloxane units is
in fact preferred. These other siloxane unit~ are
exemplified by units having the following formula. -
f ~ f)/2
In the preceding formula, R is a monovalent hydrocarbon
group lacking aliphatically unsaturated bonding, and f =
zero, 1, 2, or 3. f = 2 or 3 i9 preferred. Rll,
monovalent hydrocarbon groups lacking aliphatically
unsaturated bonding, is exemplified as for Rl and R3. In
the case, for example, of application of the present
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invention's composition as a mold-release or release
agent, Rll is preferably alkyl and more preferably is
methyl. Furthermore, Rll may be replaced in small
quantities by alkoxy groups such as methoxy, ethoxy, or
propoxy; or by halogen atoms such as bromine or chlorine.
The structure of component (B) is not critical,
but liner and cyclic configurations are preferred. The
total number of siloxane units in component (B) is again
not critical, but, from the standpoint of the addition
reactivity with component (A), values of 10 to 2,000 are
preferred.
Organopolysiloxanes which may comprise this -
component are exemplified as follows:
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dimethylhydrogensiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-methyl-
hydrogensiloxane copolymers,
trimethylsiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-methylhydrogen-
siloxane copolymers,
dimethylphenylsiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-
methylhydrogen-siloxane copolymers,
trimethylsiloxy-terminated methylhydrogenpolysiloxanes, and
methylhydrogenpolysiloxane cyclics.
In the present invention's method for the
preparation of polyorganosiloxane, the aforementioned
organopolysiloxane comprising component (A) and the
aforementioned organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising
component (B) are addition-reacted in the presence of a
platinum-type catalyst to afford (C) polyorganosiloxane
which contains in each molecule at least one substructure
as represented by Formula 1. The value of m in Formula 1
will exceed zero when the organopolysiloxane comprising
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component (A) contains units other than units as
represented by Formula 2 and units as represented by
Formula 3.
With regard to the various groups bonded in the
substructure as represented by the formula
(2)
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(4) 5io - (sio)m - si - (8) Formula 1
(9) (6) R9
(1) to (3) depend on the structure of the
organohydrogenpoly-siloxane comprising component (B).
Thus, when c = 1 for component (B), (2) is bonded to R7,
and (1) is bonded to an oxygen atom while (3) is bonded
to a silicon atom, thus forming the siloxane chain. On
the other hand, when c = 2, (1) and (2) are bonded to R7
while (3) is bonded to a silicon atom. (4) through (9)
depend on the structure of the organopolysiloxane
comprising component (A). Thus, (5), (6), (8), and (9)
are either bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group
lacking aliphatically unsaturated bonds or is bonded to
an oxygen atom to form a siloxane chain. (4) and (7) are
bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group lacking
aliphatically unsaturated bonding. The monovalent
hydrocarbon groups lacking aliphatically unsaturated
bonding in (4) through (9) are Rl and R3. Furthermore,
(8) and (9) may form a cyclic via an oxygen atom or an
organopolysiloxanylene group.
With regard to the reaction ratio between the
aforementioned organopolysiloxane comprising component
(A) and organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising component
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(B), at least 1 mole unsaturated groups with the higher
addition reactivity in the organopolysiloxane comprising
component (A) should be present per 1 mole SiH groups in
the organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising component (B).
Examples of the platinum-type catalyst are -
microparticulate platinum, microparticulate platinum
adsorbed on a finely divided carbon support,
chloroplatinic acid, alcohol-modified chloroplatinic
acid, chloroplatinic acid/olefin complexes,
chloroplatinic acid/vinylsiloxane coordination compounds,
platinum black, palladium catalysts, rhodium catalysts,
and the like. While the quantity of addition of said
platinum-type catalyst is not critical, as a general
matter 1 to 1,000 ppm as platinum-type metal proper is
used based on the total quantity of components (A) and
(B). Platinum catalysts are preferred.
The reaction temperature i~ preferably 0 to
180C and more preferably is 40 to 150C. The reaction
time is not critical, but timeq of 10 minutes to 15 hours
are preferred.
The reaction may be conducted at ambient,
reduced, or elevated pressures, and may be run in the air
or under an inert gas. In addition, while this reaction
can be run as a solventless system, it is preferred from
the standpoint of reaction temperature control and
gelation inhibition that the reaction be run in a solvent
inert with regard to the addition reaction. Examples in
this regard are aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as
benzene, toluene, and xylene, and saturated hydrocarbon -
solvents such as hexane and heptane. Moreover, in
order to prevent (meth)acryloxy group gelation, the
reaction should be run with the addition of a
polymerization inhibitor such as methoxyphenol,
phenothiazine, or hydroquinone.
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The radiation-curable composition comprises the
polyorganosiloxaner thus obtained either by itself or
with the addition of other additives within a range which
does not compromise the characteristics of the present
invention.
Said other additives are exemplified by photo-
sensitizers such as acetophenone, propiophenone,
Michler's ketone, benzophenone, ethylbenzophenone,
benzoquinone, p-diacetylbenzene, diacetylbenzene,
1,3-diphenylacetone, xanthone, fluorenone, benzaldehyde,
anthraquinone, carbazole, 3-methylacetophenone,
4-chlorobenzophenone, 4,4'-dimethoxybenzo-phenone, and
benzofuran; polymerization initiators such as benzoyl
peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, and butyl peroxide;
inhibitors of oxygen curing inhibition such as
diethylamine, diisopropylamine, dibutylamine,
diethylaminoethanol, and piperidine; polymerization
inhibitors such as alkoxyphenols, catechols,
hydroquinones, and phenothiazine; reactive diluents in
order to reduce the composition's viscosity such as
hexanediol acrylate and trimethylolpropane triacrylate;
organic solvents; organopolysiloxanes; fillers such as
fumed silica and precipitated silica; and colorants.
The radiation-curable composition of the
present invention is cured by exposure to light with a
wavelength of 100 to 400 nanometres (ultraviolet), an
electron beam, visible light, infrared radiation, x-rays,
or gamma-radiation.
Ultraviolet radiation sources are exemplified
by xenon lamps and low-, medium-, and high-pressure
mercury lamps. Electron beam sources are exemplified by
devices which generate a continuous curtain beam from a
linear filament.
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The radiation-curable composition of the
precent invention can be used as a release agent,
mold-release agent, coating, paint, or adhesive for
various substrates such as glasses, ceramics, metals,
resins, papers, and fibers.
The present invention is explained in greater
detail in the following through illustrative examples.
EXAMPLE 1
The mixture of 10.0 g (46 mmol)
gamma-acryloxypropyl-methyldimethoxysilane, 3.5 g (15
mmol) gamma-methacryloxypropyl-methyldimethoxysilane, and
20 mL toluene was dripped with stirring into 20 mL 10
weight% aqueous hydrochloric acid in order to carry out
co-hydrolysis at 50C. After hydrolysis, the organic
layer was washed with water to neutrality, separated and
combined with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and dried at 40C.
Filtration and removal of the toluene in vacuo afforded
Organopolysiloxane A, whose main component is given by the
following formula. . .
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CH2)3 (1CH2)3
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The following were then charged to a 100 mL
four-neck flask equipped with a stirrer, thermometer,
addition funnel, and Dimroth condenser: 10 g (containing
14 mmol methacryloxy groups) Organopolysiloxane A, 20 mL
toluene, 1.5 milligrams chloroplatinic acid, and 6
milligrams para-methoxyphenol. While maintaining a
temperature of 90 to 95C, the following mixture was
dripped in over approximately 30 minutes: 20 mL toluene
and 20.8 g (containing 14 mmol SiH groups)
trimethylsilyl-terminated organohydrogenpolysiloxane
(average degree of polymerization = 200) constituted of
95 mol% dimethylsiloxane units and 5 mol%
methylhydrogensiloxane units. After completion of this
addition, the reaction was continued for an additional 2
hours by stirring at 90 to 95C. Completion of the
reaction was confirmed by SiH group disappearance by the
silver nitrate color reaction.
After completion of the reaction, the toluene
was removed by distillation in vacuo to give Sample lA.
With regard to the structure of Sample lA, it was
confirmed by lH-NMR, 13C-NMR, 29Si-NMR, and IR spectral
analysis to be polyorganosiloxane (Sample lA) whose main
component had the following formula.
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(CH3)3SiO(SIiO)lgo(ISiO)loSi(CH3)3
CH3 ICH2
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In the comparison example, organopolysiloxane (Sample
lB) was ynthesized which contained acryloxy groups in a quantity
equimolar with Sample lA. .
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CH3 CH3
(CH3)3SiO- ($iO)l9o($io)3osI(cH3)3
CH3 (1CH2)
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The UV and electron beam curabilities were
examined by respectively coating Sample lA and Sample lB
at 1 g/m2 on polyethylene-laminated paper. In the case
of the UV experiments, a composition was prepared by the
addition of 2 weight% 2-methyl-2-propiophenone as
sensitizer.
The UV source was a 160 W/cm high-pressure
mercury lamp, with exposure in air at a distance of 9 cm
from the lamp surface. The electron-beam device used a
curtain beam configuration: exposure was carried out at
an output voltage of 165 kilovolts and current of 2.5
milliamperes in an atmosphere containing 300 ppm oxygen.
To test the curability, the UV exposure time
(seconds) and electron beam dosage required for
elimination of surface tack (manual rubbing of the cured
film) was measured, and these results are reported in
Table 1.
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Sample lA and Sample lB were also tested as
follows for their releaseability and residual adhesion.
Sample lA and Sample lB were respectively coated at 1.0
g/m2 on polyethylene-laminated paper, and Sample lA was
then exposed to a 2 Mrad electron beam and Sample lB to a
6 Mrad electron beam in order to prepare the cured films.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive (Oribine BPS-5127,
solvent-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive from
Toyo Ink Mfg. Company, Limited) was then coated at a wet
thickness of 70 micrometers on the surface of the
silicone films, followed by drying in a hot-air current
for 2 minutes at 70C and cooling to room temperature.
This was then overlaid with a paper surface and pressed
with a 2 kg rubber roller, and the laminate was
subsequently maintsined for 24 or 240 hours at 25C.
Using a Tensilon, the laminate was peeled at 180 degrees
at a rate of 0.3 m/minute in order to determine the force
required for peeling. These results are reported in
Table 2.
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The residual adhesion was determined as follows
on cured films obtained by the above-described method.
Nitto Polyester Tape 31B (from Nitto Electric
Industrial Company, Limited) was adhered on the cured
film and pressed down by 1 pass (forward and back) with a
2 kg roller, and the assembly thus obtained was aged for
20 hours at 70C under a load of 20 g/cm2. The tape was
then peeled off and placed on a stainless steel plate
(No. 280). The value reported in Table 3 is the adhesive
force at this point as a percentage referred to the
adhesive force for 31B tape processed as above
but initially adhered on a teflon plate.
TABLE 3
Radiation-Curable PolYmer Residual Adhesion (%)
Sample lA 96
Sample lB 71
As Tables 2 and 3 make clear, Sample lA of the
present invention forms a well-cured film upon exposure
to a 2 Mrad electron beam.
EXAMPLE 2
Organopolysiloxane B, whose main ~omponent had
the following formula, was prepared by the
copolymerization of a mixture comprising 20.0 g (92 mmol)
gamma-acryloxypropylmethyl-dimethoxysilane, 0.79 g
(containing 9.2 mmol vinyl groups)
tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane, 0.79 g (9.2
mmol) hexamethyldisiloxane, and 1.0 g water using
trifluoromethane-sulfonic acid as the catalyst.
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Organopolysiloxane B
: CH3 ICH3
(CH3)3SiO - (ISiO)lo - (ISiO)l Si(CH3)3
(CH2)3 CH
C=O CH2
CH
CH2
Sample 2A, polyorganoqiloxane whose main
component had the following formula, was then synthesized
by a reaction as in Example 1 of 10 g Organopolysiloxane
B (containing 5.08 mmol vinyl groups) and 7.5 g .
: (containing 5.03 mmol SiH groups) trimethylcilyl- -
terminated organohydrogenpoly-siloxane having an average
' degree of polymerization of 200 and constituted of 95 mol% dimethylsiloxane units and 5 mol%
methylhydrogensiloxane units.
Sample 2A
^. CH3 7H3
(CH3)3SiO- (ISiO)lgo- (ISiO)loSi(CH3)3
CH3 ICH2
ICH2 ICH3
(CH3)3SiO-(SiO)l- (SiO)loSi(CH3)3
CH3 (IH2)3
1
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In the comparison example, a Sample 2B was
synthesized in the form of organopolysiloxane having
acryloxy groups equimolar with Sample 2A.
Sample 2B
ICH3 IH3
( 3)3SiO (ISiO)l9O-(lsio)lOO-si(CH3)3
CH3 (1CH2)3
O
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CH
CH2
The curability of Samples 2A and 2B was
investigated as in Example 1, and these results are
reported in Table 4.
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A composition was also prepared by the addition
to Sample 2A of 2 weight% 2-methyl-2-propiophenone as
photosensitizer, and this composition was coated to an
add-on of 1.0 g/m2 onto stainless steel plate, copper
plate, aluminum plate, acrylic resin plate, and glass
plate. Curing was carried out by exposure to ultraviolet
radiation to afford, in all cases, cured films evidencing
an excellent adherence. The obtained films were strong,
without surface tack, and had excellent water
repellencies.
EXAMPLE 3
Organopolysiloxane C, whose main component had
the following formula, was prepared by the
copolymerization of a mixture of 10 g (53 mmol)
alpha-acryloxymethylmethyldimethoxy-silane, 3.58 g (18
mmol) alpha-methacryloxymethylmethyldi-methoxy silane,
2.68 g (18 mmol) hexamethyldisiloxane, and 1.0 g water.
Organopolysiloxane C
CH3 ICH3
(CH3)3SiO - (ISiO)3 - (ISiO)lSi(CH3)3
CH2 CH2
l=o l=o
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CH2 CH2
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Sample 3A, a polyorganosiloxane whose main
component had the following formula, was then prepared as
in Example 1 using 10 g (containing 13.3 mmol
methacryloxy groups) Organopolysiloxane C and 19.2 g
(containing 12.9 mmol SiH groups) trimethylsilyl-
terminated organohydrogenpolysiloxane having an average
degree of polymerization of 200 and constituted of 95
mol% dimethylsiloxane units and 5 mol%
methylhydrogensiloxane units.
Sample 3A
CH3 ICH3
(CH3)3SiO- (SiO)lgo- (SiO)lo- Si(CH )
CH3 ICH2
H-C-CH3
C=O
O
ICH2
(CH3)3SiO- (ISiO)l- (ISi0)3- Si(CH3)3
CH3 ICH2
o
C=O
CH
CH2
For comparison, a Sample 3B was synthesized in
the form of organopolysiloxane having acryloxy groups
equimolar with Sample 3A.
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CH3 ICH3
(CH3)3SiO - (ISlO)lgo- (lSio)30 - Si(CH3)3
CH3 ICH2
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C=O
jH
CH2
The curabilities of Samples 3A and 3B were
investigated as in Example 1, and the obtained results
are reported in Table 5.
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Samples 3A and 3B were also coated at 1.0 g/m2
on PET film (38 micrometers), and the same type of PET
film was overlaid on the coated surface followed in each
case by a 3 Mrad electron beam exposure.
After this exposure, the two PET films in the
laminate prepared using Sample 3A were found to be firmly
adhered, but in the case of Sample 3B, they could be
simply peeled apart by hand, and the peel surface was
tacky.
EXAMPLE 4
A Sample 4A, polyorganosiloxane whose main
component had the following formula, was synthesized by
conducting an addition reaction as in Example 1 between
5.0 g (containing 6.65 mmol methacryloxy groups)
Organopolysiloxane C as synthesized in Example 3 and
49.6 g (containing 6.64 mmol SiH groups)
dimethylhydrogensiloxy-terminated
organohydrogenpoly-siloxane with an average degree of
polymerization of 200 and a main chain constituted
entirely of dimethylsiloxane units.
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IH3 ICH3 CIH3 IC 3 IH3
; H-C - CH2-Sio (Sio)20o Sl 2 1
C=0 CH3 CH3 CH3 C=0
O O
(CH3)3SiO-(slo)l-(5iO)3Si(CH3)3 (CH3)3SiO-(siO)1 - (510)3_Si(CH3)3
CH3 ICH2 CH3 ICH2
O O
C=O C=O
CH CH
Il 11
CH2 CH2
For comparison, a Sample 4B was synthesized in the
form of dimethylacryloxymethylsiloxy-terminated
dimethylpolysiloxane.
Sample 4B
CH3 CH3 ICH3
CH2=cH-c-o-cH2-sio-(lsio)2oo-lsi CH2 ll 2
CH3 CH3 CH3 0
The curabilities of Samples 4A and 4B were
investigated as in Example 1, and these results are
reported in Table 6.
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Moreover, a composition was prepared by the
addition to Sample 4A of 2 wt% 2-methyl-2-propiophenone
as photosensitizer, and this composition was coated to a
thickness of 50 micrometers on an aluminum plate. Curing
was then carried out by W exposure for 0.5 seconds. The
surface of the cured film thus obtained was completely
dried, and the film evidenced rubbery elasticity.
Because the present invention's
polyorganosiloxane is prepared by an addition reaction,
in the presence of a platinum-type catalyst, between the
organopolysiloxane defined by in (A) and the
organohydrogenpoly-siloxane defined in (B), the
polyorganosiloxane (C) is obtained at high efficiencies.
Moreover, because the radiation-curable
composition of the present invention is based on said
polyorganosiloxane, this composition is characterized by
a rapid cure upon exposure to radiation, while resisting
curing inhibition even in the presence of oxygen, to give
a cured material whose cured surface is slightly subject
to time-dependent changes, and in particular whose
peeling or release force undergoes little variation with
the passage of time.
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